Agency & Commission - Richard Oppenheim

Richard Oppenheim was born on March 17, 1866. His parents were Joseph (later Julius) Oppenheim, born on September 27, 1828 in Echte/Harz and Emilie Wolfers, born on May 12, 1842 in Minden. Richard, a trained merchant, became co-owner of the company "Oppenheim & Co, M. Rosenstirn Nachf." around 1890-1896. In November 1896, he married the Evangelical Lutheran Ida Zimmermann. In the meantime, Richard Oppenheim described himself as "non-denominational". In 1898, he was the sole owner of the "Richard Oppenheim" agency and commission company. On April 5, 1934, Richard Oppenheim died at the age of 68 in the St. Georg General Hospital. His surviving wife Ida was supported financially in the following years by the brothers Franz and Paul Oppens.